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Wendi M.

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Husband, kids and friends had a great time!

James D.

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Awesome time! Will definitely return!! Thanks! :D

Rebecca L.

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Great safe place to have a good time for a couple of hours.

Patricia M.

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Great experience!

CHERYL K.

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It was awesomely fun! Looking in to having my son's kiddie bday party there.

Charlene P.

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Definitely recommend this place. Awesome fun for e everyone!

Tom H.

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Great Staff. Friendly atmosphere for ALL ages. Had a Great time and will definitely go again soon!

Rudy R.

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Very courteous, provided a great environment and atmosphere for paintball enthusiasts.

Laurel B.

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We got there early (after the morning team sessions) and our group had a few times by themselves before more patrons showed. Even with the other groups, the rotations went pretty quickly. The boys (13-14 yr. olds, there for 1st time) seemed to have a great time!

rebecca e.

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My sone and his friends had a great time, the refs did a great job.

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Near the runways of O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Paintball Park hosts competitors inside its 25,000-square-foot indoor arena. A quiet staging area away from the noise of roaring opponents lets combatants prepare for each skirmish before storming the field with paintball guns in speedball or scenario matches. Red and blue speedball-format obstacles lend cover during quick elimination games, and inflatable hummers, log cabins, and wooden boxes conceal warriors in themed games to give an authentic war-zone feel. Experienced staff members interact with players before and after matches by assisting younger competitors, offering strategies for overcoming difficult situations, and offering techniques for painting Monet's Water Lilies on opponents' bunker walls. O’Hare Paintball Park is open to the public Thursdays through Sundays.

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Children make up nearly a quarter of Chicago’s population —that’s more than half a million overactive little bodies and minds racing around the city, chasing after ice-cream trucks, and demanding to know why the sky is blue. Luckily for parents trying to harness all that energy and curiosity, these five toy shops stock their shelves with playthings to suit many ages and ever-changing interests.
Psychobaby | Wicker Park
As new moms, friends Lisa and Marlo quickly learned that there’s just no reasoning with babies—but at least they were able to coin an apt phrase to describe their offspring’s sudden mood swings: “psycho baby.” The name also aptly reflects the mixture of love and craziness that permeates the shop, which caters to babies, kids, and adults alike, and stocks everything from Mute Button–labeled pacifiers and cupcake coin purses to iPhone cases that look like hamburgers.
Play | Logan Square
Ann Kienzle’s expert eye —perfected over more than 27 years in the toy business —helps her handpick toys and gifts that blur the line between learning and playtime, such as a children’s Mexican-food cooking kit complete with recipes and a pint-size oven mitt. The shop also invites kids to settle down comfortably amid the books, stuffed animals, and puzzles for storytime (held Tuesday and Thursday), while staffers help parents assemble tricky toys in-store.
The Red Balloon | Bucktown and Andersonville
Much like the handmade children’s furniture that first filled the shop in 1998, The Red Balloon’s toys are both durable and lighthearted (case in point: these forks shaped like forklifts). The eclectic inventory also includes wooden banks shaped like zoo animals, pogo sticks, and make-your-own root-beer kits.
Toys et Cetera | Hyde Park, Lincoln Park, Andersonville, and Evanston
Toys et Cetera is the type of toy store that has equal appeal for kids and nostalgic parents. The stock of more than 10,000 toys and gifts includes everything from modern marvels such as a build-your-own all-terrain robot kit to the retro 1960s-style Etch-A-Sketch. And, for the conscious toy shopper, the mammoth inventory also includes an impressive selection of playthings made in the USA, including blocks, easels, and dress-up clothes.
Galt Toys + Galt Baby | Lincoln Park and Downtown
Staffers at Galt Toys + Galt Baby are certified Baby Products Experts, enabling them to make thoroughly researched recommendations on everything from strollers to furniture to toys. They know, for example, that nontoxic, water-based finishes make Manhattan Toys classic baby beads safe for curious mouths, and how the bright colors and distinct sounds of Sassy’s Go-Go Bugs travel toys help newborns develop visual and auditory awareness. They apply that same expertise —culled over 30 years in business —to older age groups as well, and stock toys appropriate for kids as old as 12.

Chicago and Cleveland are both known as chilly lakeside cities, but having covered NFL teams in both places, Fox 32 sports reporter Dionne Miller gives the cold-weather edge to the Windy City.
“I feel like here the wind always blows toward you,” she says, “[and] it is always 10 degrees cooler on the field at Soldier Field than it is anywhere else in Chicago.”
When covering the Bears each week, Dionne is continually amazed by the short-sleeved—or often shirtless—fans who seem impervious to the wintery gusts. “They sit out in that weather every single year and every single week and they cheer on that team,” she says. “They’re so into it—it’s fun to be a part of.”
But unlike the die-hard fans whose uniforms consist of blue and orange body paint, Dionne opts to layer up on game day. During our interview, she walked me through her on-the-field attire, which I used as inspiration as I assembled an ultimate cold-weather outfit of my own.
BOTTOM LAYERS
1. Merino wool stretch 8K zip-T; Hot Chillys ($80)
Dionne starts off with a cold-weather running shirt—”usually a mock turtleneck so it goes up my neck.” Thumb holes on the long sleeves of this shirt provide extra hand protection.
2. Prana Deena pant; Road Runner Sports, 1435 N. Kingsbury St. ($79.99)
Cold-weather running pants round out Dionne’s base layer. “Sometimes people think they’re tights, but they’re not,” she laughs.
3. PhD ski socks; Uncle Dan’s, 3551 N. Southport Ave. ($23.95)
“I wear socks up to my knees, and that keeps my toes warm.” This first layer is important, she says, as the feet are the first thing to go numb. “If I can feel it early, like before the game even starts, then I know it’s going to be a bad day.”
4. Bootcut Vintage Reserve jeans; Joe’s Jeans, 1715 N. Damen Ave. ($165)
Even though they’re casual, Dionne has found that jeans provide the most cold-weather protection. As long as her lower body won’t be seen on camera, she slips on a pair over her running pants and socks.
5. Long-sleeved T-shirt; Sir & Madame, 938 N. Damen Ave. ($40)
“My upper body gets a lot colder than my lower body,” Dionne says, so she’ll usually don a long-sleeved T-shirt as a second top layer. “This is gonna sound crazy, [but] then [I’ll add] a blouse if I can get the collar to pop through the jacket, so it looks a little bit more professional.” On top of that she’ll sometimes add a sweater—that makes up to four whole layers before she even adds her coat.
TOP LAYERS
1. Belted feather-down long coat; Mango ($189.99)
Though she keeps several coats in rotation—including stylish pea coats in three different colors—Dionne prizes her “no-nonsense coat” on the chilliest of game days. Dionne opts for a long model with “head to toe” coverage, complete with a fur hood for extra warmth. A belt adds a fashionable touch and makes the coat feel less bulky, but she says that when the temperature drops, “I really don’t care about looking cute.”
2. La Canadienne Sandra boots; Lori’s Shoes, 824 W. Armitage Ave. ($378.95)
Dionne owns four or five pairs of riding boots, a favorite option in winter, though she also keeps some thermal-lined snow boots on hand for game-day blizzards.
3. 180s Winterlude ear warmers; Uncle Dan’s ($30)
She always keeps a hat handy, but Dionne also favors behind-the-head-style earmuffs, which can be slipped on and off with minimal damage to her hairdo. She never goes all out with the styling, though: ”I know it’s a losing battle, but I try to keep my hair intact in some capacity so I don’t look too disheveled.”
4. Quilt mitts; Carhartt ($22)
Dionne’s hands need to stay dexterous so she can take notes during games, so she usually wears a pair of cheap knit gloves under more heavy-duty waterproof mittens. If your hands get wet, “it’s brutal,” she says.
5. Goldies balsam-geranium face cream; Una Mae’s, 1528 N. Milwaukee Ave. ($36)
Dionne takes extra care with her makeup to protect her skin from the biting winds. A layer of moisturizer under foundation is essential, as is ChapStick underneath lipstick. “I know my nose gets red, and you can’t change that when you’re cold,” she says, “[but] I try to play up my eyes a bit more and hope that you can’t notice it that much!”
6. Grabber hand warmers; REI,1466 N. Halsted St. ($1.50)
Dionne started stuffing disposable hand warmers in her pockets after a college coach handed them to her during a game. “They don’t always work,” she says, “but I feel like if I have them, I’m a little bit warmer than I was before, so I always try to keep a couple in my bags at all times.”

Eighty years ago this week, Mildred “Babe” Didrikson pitched a no-hit inning in the MLB. Honor her with a sporty winter-to-spring transitional outfit.
As Mildred “Babe” Didrikson liked to tell it, she earned her nickname as a young girl who could outhit the boys on the baseball diamond. And as a grown woman, she again stood tall in an even more exclusive boys’ club: Major League Baseball. On March 20, 1934, dressed in a standard-issue Philadelphia Athletics uniform, she took the mound to pitch against the Brooklyn Dodgers. And like the superstar she shared a nickname with, she stunned the crowd with her talent, pitching a no-hit inning.
Babe wasn’t the first woman to pitch a no-hitter, but her seemingly endless athletic accomplishments certainly helped secure a future for women in sports. She entered the 1932 Los Angeles games as the holder of four world records (javelin throw, 80-meter hurdles, high jump, and baseball throw) and left with three medals in track and field. She was also an All-American basketball player, and was the first by six decades to compete in a men’s PGA tournament, later becoming a founding member of the LPGA.
Though Babe is best remembered for breaking ground in women’s golf, we thought we’d celebrate the 80th anniversary of her no-hitter with this baseball-inspired outfit that’s perfect for the transitioning seasons.
The Look
These pleated, relaxed trousers are reminiscent of the pants Babe wore during her storied no-hitter. The sweater will not only keep you warm as winter invariably goes into extra innings, but its stripes recall those encircling the top of Babe’s knee-high socks. A floral tank peeking out of the sweater’s deep V-neck adds a subtly feminine flourish, as do vintage-inspired cat’s-eye sunglasses.
1. V-neck tank; Tibi ($225)
2. Deep-V varsity sweater; Intermix ($395)
3. Relaxed trousers; House of Fraser ($131.36)
4. Perforated loafers; Penelope’s ($78)
5. Half-moon bag; Penelope’s ($425)
6. Circle necklace; Laura Lombardi ($40)
7. Cat’s-eye sunglasses; Francesca’s ($14)
8. Cotton baseball cap; Goorin Bros. ($35)

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